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Delhi Assembly election 2020: We do not believe in exit polls, exact polls on February 11, says Prakash Javadekar
The ruling Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party will look to win another five-year term in the office, while the BJP which has emerged as the principal opposition will look to topple the government.
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Twitter/@ElectionCommissionofIndia Polling for 70-member Assembly ended at around 9 pm and the total voter turnout was recorded at 61.46 percent. The results of these elections will be declared on February 11.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party will look to win another five-year term in the office, while the BJP which has emerged as the principal opposition will look to wrest power and form its own government. The Congress which was in power in Delhi for 15 years from 1998 to 2013 will hope to gain a foothold.
Meanwhile, the exit polls by different pollsters and the Zee News Maha Exit Poll gave a clear majority to the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP with the BJP a distant second and Congress not even in the reckoning.
The total number of polling stations is 13,571 spread across 2688 polling locations in the national capital. As many as 1,00,024 people have been placed for poll duty. The total number of registered voters is 1, 47,86,382 out of which 66,80,277 are female while 81,05,236 are male voters.
In the 2015 elections, the AAP had romped to victory winning 67 seats while the BJP had to settle for 3 seats. The Congress party was not able to open its account and remained at zero.
Here are the highlights of the day on Delhi assembly election 2020. Thanks for staying with Zee News
After party meeting, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said, ''EVMs that should be taken directly to the strong room after getting sealed, are still with some officers. It is an incident of Babarpur. A similar incident is being reported from Vishwas Nagar.''
Delhi Cantt records lowest voter turnout at 45.28 % followed by 46.51% at Chhatarpur at 49.39% and Balmaran at 49.39%.
The BJP's meeting on Delhi election ends. ''We do not believe in exit polls, the exact poll will come on February 11'', says Prakash Javadekar.
58.83 % voter turnout recorded in Okhla assembly constituency till 9 pm.
61.46 % voter turnout recorded till 9 pm. Seelampur records highest vote percentage of 71.40 followed by Mustafabad and Matiamahal with 70.55 % and 70.33 % respectively.
EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) being taken to 'Strong Room' after polling ends for Delhi Assembly Election 2020
Delhi: EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) being taken to 'Strong Room' at Atal Adarsh Bengali Balika Vidyalya in Gol Market, after polling for Delhi Assembly Elections concluded. pic.twitter.com/OxaFZdoZxx
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi Congress President Subhash Chopra said, ''All exit polls are going to fail. BJP will not get even 20 seats and Kejriwal is not going to form govt in Delhi. I'm hoping Congress is going to do much better than what exit polls are predicts. Let us wait until the results are out.''
59.89 % voter turnout recorded in Delhi assembly election 2020
Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting with party leaders on the safety of EVMs after exit poll results. Election strategist Prashant Kishore, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, AAP MP Sanjay Singh was also present at the meeting.
Manish Sisodia thanked volunteers for working hard saying that some worked 24 hours on the last day. He further congratulated the party workers after the exit poll results gave a clear mandate to AAP, Sisodia said, ''We are winning by a huge margin. Salute the hard work of all colleagues.''
Zee Maha exit poll
AAP - 55
BJP - 14
Congress - 01
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: India Today Axis Poll
West Delhi + North West Delhi + North East Delhi+ Chandni Chowk+ East Delhi + South Delhi+New Delhi (70 seats)
AAP - 59-68
BJP - 2-11
Congress - 0
Others - 0
BJP Delhi Chief Manoj Tiwari rejected exit poll predictions says BJP will get 48 plus seats on February 11.
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: India Today Axis Poll
West Delhi + North West Delhi + North East Delhi+ Chandni Chowk+ East Delhi + South Delhi (60 seats)
AAP - 50-58
BJP - 2-10
Congress - 0
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: India Today Axis Poll
West Delhi + North West Delhi + North East Delhi+ Chandni Chowk+ East Delhi (50 seats)
AAP - 41-48
BJP - 2-9
Congress - 0
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: India Today Axis Poll
West Delhi + North West Delhi + North East Delhi+ Chandni Chowk (40 seats)
AAP - 32-38
BJP - 2-8
Congress - 0
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: ABP C Voter survey
AAP - 49-63
BJP - 5-19
Congress - 0-4
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: TV9 CIECRO
AAP - 54
BJP - 15
Congress - 1
Others - 0
North-east Delhi records highest voter turnout in Delhi assembly election 2020
North east -Mustafabad 66.29%
Central -Matia mahal 65.62%
North east- seelampur 64.92%
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: India Today Exit Poll
West Delhi + North West Delhi + North East Delhi
AAP - 23-28
BJP - 2-7
Congress - 0
Others - 0
55.18 % voter turn out reported in Delhi assembly election 2020 by 6:30 pm
55.18 % voter turn out reported from #Delhi by 6:30 PM.#DelhiElections2020 #DelhiAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/z3sgekGCG5
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) February 8, 2020
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: ABP C Voter survey
AAP - 49-60
BJP - 5-19
Congress - 0- 4
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: India Today Axis Poll
West Delhi + North West Delhi
AAP - 16-19
BJP - 1-4
Congress - 0
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: India Today Axis Poll
North West Delhi
AAP - 7-9
BJP - 1-3
Congress - 0
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll: Republic Jan ki Baat
AAP - 48-61
BJP - 9-21
Congress - 0- 2
Others - 0
Delhi assembly election 2020 exit poll - News X - Neta
AAP - 53-57
BJP - + 11-17
Congress - + 0- 2
Others - 0
Delhi polls voter turnout in different districts
54.65% voter turn out reported from Delhi assembly election by 6:00 pm
54.65% voter turn out reported from #Delhi by 6:00 PM.#DelhiElections2020 #DelhiAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/aPxjhHfda0
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) February 8, 2020
53.51 percent total voter turnout till 5.30 pm in Delhi assembly polls. Highest turnout recorded in North East Delhi with 62.20 percent.
North East 62.20 %
East Delhi 56.08 %
Sout Delhi 53.15 %
South West Delhi 52.48 %
Central Delhi 51.73 %
North West 51. 53%
Pictures of people participating in #DelhiPolls2020
from Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Bal Vidyalaya West Vinod Nagar#DelhiElections #DelhiAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/Tpq0solbJp— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) February 8, 2020
42.70% voter turnout in Delhi assembly polls till 4 pm.
Poll percentage till 3.30 pm in Delhi assembly election.
40.51 % voter turnout by 3:30 pm in Delhi assembly election 2020. Voting to continue for two more hours.
Voter turnout recorded at 31% till 3 pm, polling to continue till 6 pm today.
West Delhi MP Parvesh Shaib Singh Verma claims voters of Shaheen Bagh are repaying AAP by voting for its candidates.
Voters at Rajinder Nagar.
Here's the district-wise voter turnout data till 2pm
Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra after casting his vote.
A press briefing of Election Commission of India will be held in the office of Chief Election Officer Delhi at 6.30 pm today. The briefing will be addressed by Sudeep Jain, Dy Election Commissioner along with CEO Delhi and Kushal Pathak, Director of ICT, ECI.
Voting underway at Matiala village.
President Ram Nath Kovind after casting his vote at the polling station at the Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, within the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex earlier this morning.
Voter turnout till 12 noon recorded at 16%, Sultanpur Majra records highest polling with 25% while Okhla polls lowest at 5%.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora after casting his vote said, "We expect more turnout this time than before. We have provided many new facilities for voters. We have taken action against everyone. There was no discrimination."
A groom reaches a polling booth in Laxmi Nagar constituency to cast his vote before going to his wedding function.
First-time voter and a 77-year-old voter at Yamuna Vihar's Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalya.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani and his daughter Pratibha Advani cast their votes at a polling booth on Aurangzeb road.
Priyanka Gandhi urges people to vote saying, "Voters get out of the house and vote. It is being said that the vote percentage has reduced. Casting votes is your constitutional right... that's why get out of the house and vote."
Polling Stations in Dwarka District managed by all-female staff only
05 Model/Pink Polling Stations in Dwarka Distt, being managed by Female staff only, are functioning smoothly. People cast their votes, meanwhile, women voters are also enjoying at “Mehndi Point”. Dwarka Police ensuring free, fair & peaceful election.@DelhiPolice @CeodelhiOffice pic.twitter.com/ecKlO7Hqhe
— DCP/Dwarka, Delhi (@DCPDwarka) February 8, 2020
Scuffle breaks out between AAP and Congress workers near Majnu ka Teela, Congress candidate Alka Lamba tries to slap an AAP supporter.
Voter turnout recorded at 6.38 % till 11 am
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at a polling booth on Aurangzeb Road to cast his vote. Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi arrives at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency to cast her vote. She is accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who will cast her vote at Lodhi Estate.
Udham Singh, a teacher deployed as a polling officer in MCD primary school at Babarpur, died after complaining of chest pain and uneasiness.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah makes vote appeal.
दिल्ली को स्वच्छ हवा, स्वच्छ पीने का पानी और हर गरीब को अपना घर देकर इसे विश्व की सबसे अच्छी राजधानी सिर्फ एक दूरदर्शी सोच व मजबूत इरादों वाली सरकार ही बना सकती है।
मैं दिल्ली की जनता से अपील करता हूँ कि झूठ और वोटबैंक की राजनीति से दिल्ली को मुक्त करने के लिए मतदान अवश्य करें।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 8, 2020
Former BJP Organisation minister Ramlal casts his vote from Nirman Bhawan. He said today people who show papes will win and people who do not show papers will lose. Some people have been saying for the past two months that they will not show their papers. Nationalism will win in Delhi.
We are forming the next government with a win on 50 seats. The CM candidate will be decided later. We are looking at Modiji's leadership and people are looking at him: Manoj Tiwari
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his family casts his vote at a polling booth in Civil Lines. Challenging him from the New Delhi constituency are BJP's Sunil Yadav and Congress's Romesh Sabharwal.
Chairman of Delhi Commission for Women Swati Maliwal casts her vote from Civil Lines. Appeals to women voters to come out of their homes and vote.
This is Mohammad Parvez, he is collecting mobile phones and other items of people who have come to vote at Shaheen Bagh. Mobile phones are banned inside polling booths.
Former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi arrives to cast her vote at Nirman Bhavan.
Former Vice President Hamid Ansari casts his vote at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency. He said, "The citizens of Delhi know the issues… they will vote accordingly."
For the convenience of visually impaired voters, there is Braille signage on the Balloting Unit of EVM. On the right side alongwith the candidates’ vote button, digits 1 to 16 are embossed in Braille signage for the guidance of visually impaired electors, the Election Commission of India tweeted.
For the convenience of Visually Impaired Electors, there are Braille signage on the Balloting Unit of EVM.
On the right side of the BU along the candidates’ vote button, digits 1 to 16 are embossed in Braille signage for the guidance of visually impaired electors.#KnowYourEVM pic.twitter.com/f6S9TxmCyE— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) February 7, 2020
Voters at Shaheen Bagh.
Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal casts his vote with family at Greater Kailash. AAP's sitting MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj is contesting against BJP's Shikha Rai and Congress's Sukhbir Pawar from the constituency.
People after casting their vote in Shaheen Bagh.
Voting for the Delhi Assembly election 2020 began at 8 am and will continue till 6 pm.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cast his vote at the polling station in Tughlak Cresent. He said, "It is basic duty of every citizen to vote. It is important to get out there and contribute."
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is aiming for a hat-trick from his Patparganj Assembly seat, appealed to people to vote. "Best wishes to all Delhiites on the great festival of the democracy! Today, vote for the good education of your children with a sincere heart. Vote on the broom," he tweeted in Hindi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to vote.
दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए आज मतदान का दिन है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरी अपील है कि वे अधिक से अधिक संख्या में लोकतंत्र के इस महोत्सव में भाग लें और वोटिंग का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाएं।
Urging the people of Delhi, especially my young friends, to vote in record numbers.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2020
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to people to go vote.
वोट डालने ज़रूर जाइये
सभी महिलाओं से ख़ास अपील - जैसे आप घर की ज़िम्मेदारी उठाती हैं, वैसे ही मुल्क और दिल्ली की ज़िम्मेदारी भी आपके कंधों पर है। आप सभी महिलायें वोट डालने ज़रूर जायें और अपने घर के पुरुषों को भी ले जायें। पुरुषों से चर्चा ज़रूर करें कि किसे वोट देना सही रहेगा
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 8, 2020
People queueing up to vote at Jamia Nagar in Delhi.
Voting will commence at 8 am and continue till 6 pm.
Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi will vote at Nirman Bhawan polling booth. Rahul Gandhi will cast his vote at NP Senior Secondary School in Aurangzeb Lane. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to vote sometime between 11.30 am to 1 pm at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya polling booth at Lodhi Estate.
Union Home Minister and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Friday had instructed all party cadres to ensure that they cast their votes by 10 am on Saturday. He also urged for assurance from the party's supporters that they will get up at six in the morning on February 8 to vote and take people out of their house and reach the booth to vote.
A person should have a voter card. A photo voter slip shall not be accepted as a stand-alone identification document for voting.
The Delhi Metro services will start commuting from 4 am on February 8 in view of the officials who will have to travel for election duty. It is to be noted that during other days the metro services start at 6 am.
The voting in the national capital will commence from 8 am and continue till 6 pm. However, those people in the queue at polling booths will be allowed to exercise their franchise even after the allotted time for polling.
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